Four minutes into his speech a group of protesters stands up and starts singing: The audio isn’t very good, but Christie’s initial response is “Only in New Jersey…” Then a moment later he says something about “free entertainment” which gets applause. Finally, as the group is led out of the room by security, Christie points out to those who’ve been standing “there are now seats available.” I can’t hear what [...]...

Stealing this story from Hot Air’s headlines: Governor Christie said this morning that he will pull New Jersey out of a regional cap-and-trade energy program… “It’s a failure,” Christie said. “RGGI has not changed behavior and it does not reduce emissions.” Opponents say power companies have passed along the costs to comply with RGGI by raising electric bills. The Sierra Club says the increase is less than half of 1 [...]...

One Christie clip isn’t enough to get you through a Monday. How about one more: I so wish she’d have taken the job in New Jersey. They would have been like Batman and Batgirl versus the union jokers....

They actually talk about a few things in this exchange with Imus. Turns out Christie is a major fan of the the Boss, having been to 125 shows. But towards the end he’s asked if he’s going to run and offers a flat no: I’m actually okay with Christie saying no at this point. He should continue the job in New Jersey, both because there’s a lot more to be [...]...

Why? Because the Super Bowl isn’t until next Sunday which means you’ve got time today to watch a few new Chris Christie clips (and check to see if you missed any classic ones). I’ll be posting 4-5 new Christie clips here throughout the day today. Most of them things only a handful of people have seen. First up, a little something to whet your appetite. A brief clip that suggests [...]...

It’s in the Daily Mail today, so I guess that makes it a genuine international scandal: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has been tipped as a potential Republican presidential candidate, flew out to Florida on Sunday – just before officials declared a state of emergency. He refuses to return until tomorrow and, to make matters worse, his deputy, Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno also chose to escape the Arctic conditions [...]...

From Politico: With the party’s frontrunner sagging, Chris Christie is reconsidering pleas from Republican elites and donors to run for president in 2012, two Republican sources told POLITICO. The New Jersey governor has indicated he is listening to big-money backers and Republican influence-makers, and will let them know in roughly a week whether he has moved off his threat-of-suicide vow to stay on the sidelines of a presidential race that [...]...

Matt Lewis at the Daily Caller: As TheDC’s Amanda Careyrecently reported, a group of Iowa donors are about to embark on “a mission to convince [New Jersey Governor Chris] Christie to run for president in 2012.” Count me among those who believe Christie is probably the best positioned Republican to oust Obama in 2012. This is true because Christie is the only possible challenger who can a). match Obama in [...]...

A lot of this is pretty dry by Christie standards, but there’s a highlight near the end of the announcement (at about 6 minutes):

We are looking forward to this new partnership, which we think will serve the people of New Jersey extraordinarily well,” Christie said. “It also meets our goal of making sure government is out of the broadcasting business. In my view that should have ended with the Soviet Union. It’s ending here in New Jersey a little later than the fall of the wall in Berlin, but we’re getting there.